adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK, US:/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/
/ɪmˈbɛɹ.əst/US, Mary–marry–merry merger
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CMU ARPABET:IH0 M B EH1 R AH0 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
After returning from the pool, Aleshia felt significantly better, though she was still slightly embarrassed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: honored, proud
2
adj
Meaning 2
Impeded; obstructed; in an awkward situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of embarrass
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street
humiliated that his wife had to go out to work
felt mortified by the comparison with her sister
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: humiliated, mortified
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
felt abashed at the extravagant praise
chagrined at the poor sales of his book
was embarrassed by her child's tantrums
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abashed, chagrined
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Past participle of embarrass.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُحْرَج
(muḥraj)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Arabic:
بِٱلْحَرَج
(bi-l-ḥaraj)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Bulgarian:
смутен
(smuten)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Bulgarian:
объркан
(obǎrkan)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Catalan:
avergonyit
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Cebuano:
ulaw
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Chinese Mandarin:
難為情 /难为情
(nánwéiqíng)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Chinese Mandarin:
尷尬 /尴尬
(gāngà)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Chinese Mandarin:
狼狽 /狼狈
(lángbèi)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Dutch:
in verlegenheid gebracht
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Esperanto:
embarasita
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Finnish:
nolo
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Finnish:
nolostunut
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Finnish:
kiusaantunut
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Finnish:
vaivaantunut
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Finnish:
hämillään
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
French:
embarrassé
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
French:
gêné
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
German:
verlegen
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Hebrew:
נבוך
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Hungarian:
zavarban van
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Hungarian:
kínosan érzi magát
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Hungarian:
szégyelli magát
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Icelandic:
blygðunarfullur
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Italian:
imbarazzato
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Japanese:
恥ずかしい
(hazukashii)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Jeju:
부치럽다
(buchireopda)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Khmer:
អៀនខ្លួន
(iǝn kluən)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Korean:
부끄럽다
(bukkeureopda)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Ladino:
averguensado
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Ladino:
entravado
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Lao:
ກະດາກ
(ka dāk)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Lao:
ຄັບໃຈ
(khap chai)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Lao:
ມືກ່າຽຫນ້າຜາກ
(mư̄ kāi nā phāk)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Lao:
ລະອາຍ
(la ʼāi)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Lao:
ອາຍ
(ʼāi)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Lao:
ຂີ້ຫລຶ້ມ
(khī lưm)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Lao:
ອາຍໃຈ
(ʼāi chai)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Lao:
ອາຍຫນຽມ
(ʼāi nīam)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Macedonian:
за́срамен
(zásramen)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Macedonian:
збр́кан
(zbŕkan)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Macedonian:
сму́тен
(smúten)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Malay:
malu
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Māori:
aniu
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Māori:
rōrī
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Norman:
embarrassé
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Norwegian:
flau
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Portuguese:
envergonhado
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Portuguese:
embaraçado
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Russian:
стыдли́вый
(stydlívyj)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Russian:
смущённый
(smuščónnyj)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Russian:
расте́рянный
(rastérjannyj)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Spanish:
avergonzado
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Swedish:
generad
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Ottoman Turkish:
محجوب
(mahcub)
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Unami:
mixanësi
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Venetan:
intrigà
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Venetan:
insnapà
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Vietnamese:
xấu hổ
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Vietnamese:
bối rối
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Winnebago:
hirošik
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Yoruba:
onítìjú
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Yoruba:
tijú
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
Yoruba:
tì
— Having a feeling of shameful discomfort
